10-letter words containing h, g, e
- hemizygous — an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.
- hemoglobin — the oxygen-carrying pigment of red blood cells that gives them their red color and serves to convey oxygen to the tissues: occurs in reduced form (deoxyhemoglobin) in venous blood and in combination with oxygen (oxyhemoglobin) in arterial blood. Symbol: Hb.
- hemorrhage — a profuse discharge of blood, as from a ruptured blood vessel; bleeding.
- hendecagon — a polygon having 11 angles and 11 sides.
- henpecking — Present participle of henpeck.
- hentaigana — (Japanese) a variant form of a hiragana or katakana character.
- heortology — the study of the history and significance of the feasts and seasons in the ecclesiastical calendar.
- hepatology — (medicine) The study or treatment of the liver, gallbladder, and pancreas.
- heptagonal — having seven sides or angles.
- hermitages — Plural form of hermitage.
- heroic age — one of the five periods in human history, when, according to Hesiod, gods and demigods performed heroic and glorious deeds.
- herpangina — an infectious disease, especially of children, characterized by a sudden occurrence of fever, loss of appetite, and throat ulcerations, caused by a Coxsackie virus.
- hesitating — to be reluctant or wait to act because of fear, indecision, or disinclination: She hesitated to take the job.
- heterogamy — heterogamous state.
- heterogeny — the condition or state of being heterogenous
- heterogony — the alternation of dioecious and hermaphroditic individuals in successive generations, as in certain nematodes.
- heterology — Biology. the lack of correspondence of apparently similar organic structures as the result of unlike origins of constituent parts.
- hexagynian — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexagynous — (of a plant) having six pistils
- hexangular — having six angles.
- hiccoughed — Simple past tense and past participle of hiccough.
- hieroglyph — Also, hieroglyphical. designating or pertaining to a pictographic script, particularly that of the ancient Egyptians, in which many of the symbols are conventionalized, recognizable pictures of the things represented.
- hierograms — Plural form of hierogram.
- hierograph — sacred writing or characters
- high beams — vehicle's strongest headlights
- high flyer — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- high heels — shoes with raised heels
- high hopes — great expectations
- high horse — a haughty attitude or temper; a contemptuous manner.
- high liver — a person who lives extravagantly or luxuriously.
- high place — (in ancient Semitic religions) a place of worship, usually a temple or altar on a hilltop.
- high style — the most up-to-date, elegant, or exclusive fashion, especially in clothing.
- high table — the table in the dining hall of a college, reserved for senior members of the college and distinguished guests.
- high water — water at its greatest elevation, as in a river.
- high-flyer — a person who is extravagant or goes to extremes in aims, pretensions, opinions, etc.
- high-grade — of excellent or superior quality.
- high-keyed — very nervous or excitable; high-strung.
- high-level — undertaken by or composed of participants having a high status: a high-level meeting; a high-level investigation.
- high-power — (of a rifle) of a sufficiently high muzzle velocity and using a heavy enough bullet to kill large game.
- high-riser — a couch or single bed with a mattress and frame concealed beneath, which, when pulled all the way out, lift up to the level of the upper cushion or mattress and lock into place to form a double bed.
- high-speed — designed to operate or operating at a high speed: a high-speed drill.
- high-style — of or relating to style, fashion, or design that is the most up-to-date and, often, most costly
- high-toned — having high principles; dignified.
- highballed — Simple past tense and past participle of highball.
- highbinder — a swindler; confidence man; cheat.
- highbrowed — (of a person) highbrow; intellectual and cultured.
- higher law — an ethical or religious principle considered as taking precedence over the laws of society, and to which one may appeal in order to justify disobedience to a constitution or enacted law with which it conflicts.
- highermost — highest
- highhanded — Alternative spelling of high-handed.
- highjacker — a person who hijacks.